Newcastle United's new Under-23 coach Neil Redfearn has revealed his excitement at rejoining the Magpies.
The former Leeds United manager will now work with the club's second string after Ben Dawson moved to a role of head of coaches.
After working with the club last October, Redfearn said: "I really enjoyed my time helping Ben and the staff out for that month, and you realise then how big a club it is - and the potential that these young players have got within this football club.
"I think it's a really exciting time for the club and the Academy.
"There's some really talented boys in there.
"I've had vast experience of coaching at Academy level, particularly at Leeds, when we got a lot of young players through, so I'm in a good position to know what's expected for these boys."
Redfearn is now keen to bring more youngsters through like Sean Longstaff and Paul Dummett.
In a club statement he said: "Newcastle have got a proud history of getting young players through.
"I think the supporters relate to young players and they've got a feel for that.
"They're in the right place because it's a fantastic club. These young players know the club's identity, they know what to expect, and I think Ben and the staff have done an absolutely fantastic job with them.
"When coaches come in and bring different ideas, sometimes it can freshen it up a little bit. Ben's done a fantastic job; the sessions were always interesting and vibrant, and the players really responded to it, so it's a case of picking the baton up and just carrying it on because there's been some great work done.
"You've always got different ideas so hopefully that'll make a little bit of a difference and put a different slant on it for the players, and obviously the experience that I bring, hopefully that'll help as well.
"The big thing from my point of view - and this is what always worked at Leeds - is it's very much a player-centred approach. It's about finding out about the people as much as the player; what makes them work, what can we do to get the best out of them, what you've got to do to give them the best opportunity to get in and around Newcastle's first team squad.
"And with regard to the type of football that we want to play, the type of football that Ben's had them playing is the type of football that we want to play so it won't be too different to the type of football they've been playing anyway."
